Location: Milan, Italy
Architect: Giuseppe Piermarini
Year: 1778
A 1943 World War II bombing destroyed the interior and stage, but it was completely restored by 1946.

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Sydney Opera House

Location: Sydney, Australia
Architect: JørnUtzon
Year: 1973
Delays, design flaws, and other issues delayed the completion of the opera house for 18 years,

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Radio City Music Hall

Location: New York, New York
Architects: Edward Durell Stone and Donald Deskey
Year: 1932
The largest indoor theater in the world, Radio City features a revolving stage, a stage elevator, and the capacity to product a rain shower.

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Boston Opera House

Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Architect: Thomas White Lamb
Year: 1928
Originally used as a movie theater and for live vaudeville, the Opera Company of Boston took up residence there in 1980.

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Hessian State Theater

Location: Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany
Architects: Ferdinand Fellner and Hermann Helmer
Year: 1894
A World War II bombing in 1945 bombing severely damaged the facade, and it was restored in a simplified way.

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Palais Garnier, Opéra National de Paris

Location: Paris, France
Architect: Charles Garnier
Year: 1875
The theater's 15-year construction was interrupted when it was used as a prison during the Siege of Paris.

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